"They weren't dubbed the Wildwoods for being just another forest full of pine cones and ferrets.
Something otherworldly beats in the heart of Wildwood Valley, pulsing with life, spreading its tendrils, twisting and coloring the many critters that call this forest home. The Wildwood bursts at the seams with tales of the extraordinary and beneath these branches dwell wild things and spirits that stretch our already vast imaginations.
Perhaps the tallest of the tales centers on the mythical, fearsome Griflings. These nocturnal, spindly creatures have rarely been seen by Kinausu denizens but their stories span the continent. Magnificent, tall and imposing creatures. Horned, hoofed, tattooed and tailed, the forest is their spiritual haven. Humanlike animists that walk between the shadows, protecting the forest's denizens, turning away encroachers and ne'er-do-wells. Powerful and enigmatic, these are the guardians of the Wildwoods.
- excerpts from Chapters of the North, Volume VI - Mahotsukai Hoohige"
